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Subsequent Events | 18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On April 20, 2017, the Company issued and sold to investors $400,000 of its senior unsecured notes at fixed interest rates with interest payable in arrears semi-annually on October 20 and April 20 beginning on October 20, 2017 (the 2017A Notes) in a private placement in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. On April 26, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per Company common share. The dividend will be paid on May 24, 2017, to shareholders of record on the close of business on May 10, 2017. On April 26, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a split of its common shares on a three-for-two basis, pending approval by its shareholders at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Waste Connections to be held on May 23, 2017. Following shareholder approval of the share split, the Company expects that shareholders of record on June 7, 2017, will receive from the Company’s transfer agent on June 16, 2017, one additional common share for every two common shares held. ﻿

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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